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Understanding AWS Responsible AI: Key Concepts and Dimensions
As AI becomes a bigger part of our lives, it’s important to make sure it’s used responsibly. Responsible AI means building and using AI systems in ways that are ethical, fair, and accountable. AWS provides a range of tools to help organizations build AI systems that follow these principles. In [...]
SRA Toolkit + AWS: Revolutionizing Bioinformatics Data Prep
It takes too long. It’s boring. I want the good stuff already… Sounds familiar? These statements are not entirely wrong, but data preparation in any kind of data analytics job is still important and must be executed carefully. This is an important step that can easily take up to [...]
Mastering Prompt Engineering for AWS Large Language Models (LLMs)
In the rapidly evolving world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), Prompt Engineering has become a cornerstone skill for effectively harnessing the power of Large Language Models (LLMs). These models transform industries, power intelligent chatbots, automate workflows, and redefine customer experiences. Yet, the key to unlocking their [...]
Monitoring Amazon SES Complaint Rates with CloudWatch Alarms and Real-Time Slack Notifications
Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) is a powerful tool for sending high volumes of emails quickly and efficiently. However, to maintain your email-sending capabilities and ensure high deliverability, it's essential to monitor your sender's reputation closely. One key metric for assessing this reputation is the Complaint Rate, which measures [...]
Methods in Evaluating Foundation Model Performance
A foundation model is a large-scale, pre-trained artificial intelligence model that serves as a general-purpose system for various downstream tasks. These models, such as GPT for natural language processing or CLIP for vision-language understanding, are trained on extensive datasets and can be fine-tuned or adapted to specific applications. Foundation models [...]
Amazon SES Complaint Rate: What It Is and How to Manage It
Email remains one of the most effective ways of communication for businesses in today's digital age. It allows you to reach out to current and potential customers through newsletters, promotions, important information, and updates about your products and services. Whether it is to keep your customers engaged, promote your [...]
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) for Foundation Model Customization
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly advanced, pushing the limits of what machines can accomplish. However, one significant challenge remains: ensuring that AI responses are both accurate and contextually relevant while being up-to-date. This is where Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) comes in—a cutting-edge approach that integrates the capabilities of data retrieval [...]
Security in AWS Data Engineering: Best Practices and Strategies
Bookmarks The AWS Shared Responsibility Model Use AWS Data Encryption Use Identity and Access Management (IAM) Implement Network Security Monitoring and Logging Compliance Standards Data Governance Secure Data Storage Backup and Disaster Recovery Automating Security Practices Conclusion: Proactive [...]
Understanding Your API: The API-verse
In this blog, I will guide you through understanding the various types of APIs. You'll learn about different API classifications you can use for your next project and when to implement each one. This high-level overview of API varieties will expand your knowledge and help you become well-versed in [...]
PartyRock: AI Python Code Checker for Tech Interview Simulation
Bookmarks What is Party Rock? AI Code Checker Tools Comparison UI Components of our PartyRock-based Python Code Checker Python Interview Topics Covered by the PartyRock app Use-cases and Applications of PartyRock-based Python Code Checker Hands-on Exercise: Getting Started with PartyRock Final Remarks [...]

Securing Machine Learning Pipelines: Best Practices in Amazon SageMaker

Introduction In today's digital era, the importance of security in machine learning (ML) pipelines cannot be overstated. As ML systems increasingly become integral to business operations and decision-making, ensuring the integrity and security of these systems is paramount. A breach or a flaw in an ML pipeline can lead to compromised data, erroneous decision-making, and potentially catastrophic consequences for businesses and individuals alike. This section will delve into why securing ML pipelines is crucial, [...]

HTTP Flood Attack Notification using AWS Lambda, Amazon EventBridge and CloudWatch Logs Insights

We can almost do everything now on the website. Selling clothes, ordering food, video posting, doing business meetings, online classes, and others, you name it. Running a website is very awesome and at the same time hard, especially when bad actors want to mess with it. One sneaky way is an "HTTP Flood Attack," where your website gets bombarded with too many requests. This can slow down or even break your site. Detecting and responding [...]

Training an Image Classification Model with TensorFlow in Amazon SageMaker

Introduction In today's digital age, where data is as vital as currency, the power of Machine Learning (ML) in transforming industries is undeniable. From self-driving cars to personalized medicine, ML models are at the heart of many technological breakthroughs. Among the various tools and frameworks available for ML, TensorFlow has emerged as a leader, renowned for its versatility and scalability. This article aims to demystify the process of training an Image Classification model using [...]

NEW Product Release: All-in-Access: Courses + PlayCloud Sandbox (AWS) & Play Sandbox (AWS)

Brace yourselves for a journey into the cutting-edge realms of tech and education! We're thrilled to announce not one but two incredible products designed to supercharge your learning experience and bring your skills to new heights! 🚀 Get ready to dive into innovation with our super-focused PlayCloud Sandbox (AWS) and All-in-Access: Courses + PlayCloud Sandbox (AWS). Let's explore why these releases are set to revolutionize your learning journey. PlayCloud Sandbox (AWS) The PlayCloud Sandbox is a [...]

Building a Deployment Pipeline for a React Application with AWS CodePipeline

This is the second part of a series of blogs about the platform management of a React Application infrastructure by adding a continuous deployment component to the earlier infrastructure. In an earlier article, I wrote about how a private react application infrastructure can be deployed with Terraform code. Now, we will explore this further by building a deployment pipeline using AWS CodePipeline. Let's assume that the source code of the React web application is [...]

Train and Deploy a Scikit-Learn Model in Amazon SageMaker

Introduction In the ever-evolving world of machine learning (ML), the ability to efficiently train and deploy models is crucial for turning innovative ideas into real-world applications. This is where Amazon SageMaker, a fully managed service that provides every developer and data scientist with the ability to build, train, and deploy machine learning models quickly, stands out. Amazon SageMaker streamlines the machine learning workflow, offering a broad set of capabilities that are designed to enable [...]

Securing LLMs with Guardrails for Amazon Bedrock

One of the pillars of the AWS Well-Architected Framework is security. It is a foundational concept when running your workloads in the cloud to think about privacy, access limits, compliance with regulatory requirements, and data protection; and this includes Amazon Bedrock. Along with several AI announcements during the keynote of AWS CEO, Adam Selipsky during AWS re:Invent 2023 was Guardrails for Amazon Bedrock. As AI technology evolves and becomes more mature, it makes sense [...]

Building a Private React Application Infrastructure with Terraform

This is the first part of a series of blogs about the platform management of a React Application infrastructure using Terraform. In the early phases of a software development project, it is mandatory to have the application reviewed by security way before the Beta release to ensure that the app adheres to the standards of a secure web application and is able to protect the sensitive data it handles. Most of the time, DevOps [...]

How to Install and Configure PHP OpCache with Web Viewer on Ubuntu 20.04

The performance of your PHP applications can be significantly enhanced by using OpCache, a PHP opcode cache. OpCache reduces the need to recompile your PHP scripts on each request by storing the generated bytecode in memory, resulting in quicker execution rates and lessened server load. Image retrieved from https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/flash-running-poster-custom-posters-design-your-own-wall-art-create-personalized-prints--792281759458556733/ This article will walk you through installing and configuring PHP OpCache with Web Viewer on Ubuntu 20.04. Install OpCache Install the Nginx, PHP, and additional [...]

Deploying a Serverless Inference Endpoint with Amazon SageMaker

Introduction Welcome to our deep dive into the world of serverless machine learning (ML) inference using Amazon SageMaker. In this blog post, we will explore the innovative and efficient approach of deploying ML models without the need for managing servers, a method known as serverless inference. What is Serverless Inference? Serverless inference is a cloud computing execution model where the cloud provider dynamically manages the allocation of machine resources. The key advantage here is [...]